Rumor control: New hotel coming to West Asheville

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   Bill October 23, 2014

   The convenience store did just have its gas tanks removed recently and the property was surveyed too. Removing those tanks was a massive and expensive job. The only reason they would do that is get it ready to sell. Something is coming.

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   Robyn October 23, 2014

   I can’t tell from the photo, and there is a piece of land connected to the car wash owned by W.Asheville Pres. and they have no intention of selling- and as far as I know , no one has asked.

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   RJ October 23, 2014

   Do you think with West Asheville becoming such a popular destination that it might be time to have a reliable place to park there? I would gladly pay a few bucks on a deck if it meant I didn’t have to spend 10-15 minutes finding a place and then wondering if my car was going to be towed.

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      ashevillain October 23, 2014

      Wouldn’t be surprising at all if/when a hotel does come to Haywood Rd. it ends up being another one of those public/private deals like the Aloft hotel/parking deck.

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   JJ October 23, 2014

   So long as it doesn’t hurt someone, a business, etc., what’s wrong with a rumor? Or working to increase page clicks? Relax.This is far from nefarious. I find this interesting.

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   D. Dial October 22, 2014

   Hilton has right of first refusal on Builders choice. This from an excellent source living on nearby property.

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      smytty October 23, 2014

      Makes more sense than the Twitter rumor from a week or so ago that the hotel would be across the street from Ingles. Builder’s Source is a big lot, and you would assume they could relocate and make tons of money off the land.

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      chris October 23, 2014

      A Hilton across from BattleCat and The Double Crown. Hah!

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      1. 

         luther blissett October 24, 2014

         Homewood Suites is Hilton, and that’s opposite Big Lots and the ghost mall. Hampton Inn is Hilton, and that’s opposite the Tunnel Road IHOP.

         Hilton can mean many things in the hotel business.

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            hauntedheadnc October 24, 2014

            There is also the fact to consider that if it really *were* a Hilton, in due course any business the Hilton guests found distasteful would, in time, vanish. Rich people always get what they want. Always. They’ve already taken over downtown, increasingly West Asheville, and if they want East West Asheville, they’ll have that too.

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               Headhunter October 24, 2014

               Have you looked at your West Asheville real estate prices lately? Who do you think is buying your cute little 3 BR 1 bath cottages for $300K? The rich are already there and they want your children too.

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   pd October 22, 2014

   “an out-of-date convenience store” – you mean the only place in all of West Asheville to buy beer after 11PM? Are you from Mars?

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   NFB October 22, 2014

   Once again this does not sound like “rumor control.” It sounds more like rumor spreading.

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      ashevillain October 22, 2014

      I agree but it doesn’t really matter to the blogger. A page click is a page click.

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      1. 

         Matt October 22, 2014

         Noooooooooo….

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   2. 

      Robyn October 23, 2014

      Jason is just stating what he has heard around town, backed by some research.
      what’s wrong with that?

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